(shared post)
HOFOR (formerly known as Københavns Energi) and 10:10 Danmark together
took the initiative in 2012 to initiate the campaign Sommer Closure
which should put focus on the big potential of saving
energy and CO2 by closing down the district heating system correctly
during the summer. This year we are running the campaign once again.
It is estimated that more than half of the Danish households heated by district heating systems
do not close down their district heating system for summer, or do it
wrongly. If done correctly, both the heating bill and the CO2 emission
can be avoided. That is why we initiate the Summer Closure campaign.
The goal for the campaign is to make a national campaign amongst energy
delivering companies/utilities and stakeholders, and to put focus on
the big energy savings
and the optimized use of the heating. The saving can be reached by
easily closing the district heating system correctly during the summer.
Also the campaign has as a goal to work together with plumbing
services, to assist them raise awareness of their customers, so efforts
to save energy
by the energy delivering companies/utilities can be taken into account.
Additionally the campaign has a third goal to make a network where
knowledge and experience can be shared.
The method for the campaign is an open source campaign. To make it
easier to get the message of the campaign broadly spread, there has been
produced material about the campaign that is free for anyone to use.
There is also a website with information and a video, which tells how a
typical Summer Closure is done (www.sommerluk.dk).
Furthermore we have as a target to be present in the media, with the
help of press releases, advertisements, using the social media, and our
own website. We have already reached a lot of media coverage, both in
national and regional television, newspapers, etc.
The campaign in 2012 was a success. It made a lot of people think and
talk about Summer Closure the district heating system. This is why we
want to repeat the campaign this year too. It will start the 15th of May
2013.
You, as either an individual or an organization, are welcomed to use
the communication package we provide and spread the information to a
wider audience.
Follow Sommerluk Campaign on Facebook.
